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UA Local 38 jobs in San Francisco, CA
Hall: San Francisco, CA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around San Francisco, CA that a UA Local 38 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 38 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $85.50/hr ($134.48/hr total package with fringes) effective 07/01/2023, roughly $171,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 38 apprentice pay scale
A Local 38 apprentice in San Francisco, CA starts at roughly $38.48 an hour, about 45% of the $85.50 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $64.13 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 38 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $38.48 / hour | $76,950 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $47.03 / hour | $94,050 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $55.58 / hour | $111,150 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $64.13 / hour | $128,250 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $72.68 / hour | $145,350 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $85.50 / hour | $171,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 07/01/2023 , some programs run four periods rather than five, and fringe contributions differ by period. Apprenticeship applications go through the local's JATC, not through Gulfstream. See national union wage research.